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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950123-09-069381.txt : 20091209
<SEC-HEADER>0000950123-09-069381.hdr.sgml : 20091209
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20091209061844
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-09-069381
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091209
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091209
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091209

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001046179
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14700
		FILM NUMBER:		091229959

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6
		STREET 2:		SCIENCE-BASED INDUSTRIAL PARK
		CITY:			HSINCHU
		STATE:			F5
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		886-3-5636688

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6
		STREET 2:		SCIENCE-BASED INDUSTRIAL PARK
		CITY:			HSINCHU
		STATE:			F5
		ZIP:			00000
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>1934 Act Registration No.&nbsp;1-14700</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 6-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>For the month of December&nbsp;2009</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">(Translation of Registrant&#146;s Name Into English)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>No.&nbsp;8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6,<BR>
Hsinchu Science Park,<BR>
Taiwan</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover
of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Form&nbsp;20-F&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;40-F&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this
form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
</DIV>

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Yes&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(If &#147;Yes&#148; is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b): 82:&nbsp;<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>.)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>TSMC and Motech Announce Strategic Partnership</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Hsinchu and Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C. &#151; December&nbsp;9, 2009 &#150; </B>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company Limited (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) (&#147;TSMC&#148;) and Motech Industries Inc. (TWO: 6244) (&#147;Motech&#148;)
today jointly announced the signing of a share subscription agreement, under which TSMC will
subscribe through a private placement for 75.32&nbsp;million new Motech shares. The total consideration
is approximately NT$6.2&nbsp;billion (US$193&nbsp;million), or NT$82.7 per share, representing a 16.9%
discount to Motech&#146;s 3-month average closing price. TSMC will become the largest shareholder of
Motech with 20% shareholding through this investment. The transaction is subject to Motech&#146;s
shareholders&#146; approval and regulatory approval.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Motech is a leading solar cell manufacturer worldwide and the largest in Taiwan. With
manufacturing facilities in Taiwan and China, Motech pursues a vertical integration strategy and
has in-house ingot and wafer capabilities and a majority investment in polysilicon production via
advanced fluidized bed reactor technology. In addition, Motech is also Taiwan&#146;s leading provider
of photovoltaic systems and photovoltaic inverters.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;Rick Tsai, President of TSMC New Businesses, said, &#147;We are delighted to partner with
Motech in our pursuit of new opportunities in the high-growth solar sector. With the investment,
TSMC intends to leverage Motech&#146;s established platform to accelerate our time to market, better
evaluate opportunities along the solar value chain, and further formulate our overall solar
strategy.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;TSMC&#146;s investment affirms Motech&#146;s competitive position in the solar industry,&#148; said Dr.
Simon Tsuo, Chairman and CEO of Motech. &#147;TSMC&#146;s technology leadership and global management
expertise would add significant value to Motech, as we strengthen supply chain integration and
improve our operational efficiency. We plan to work closely with TSMC to address new business
opportunities. We believe this partnership would further enhance Motech&#146;s leadership position in
the solar industry.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About TSMC</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">TSMC is the world&#146;s largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry&#146;s leading
process technology and the foundry&#146;s largest portfolio of process-proven libraries, IP, design
tools and reference flows. The Company&#146;s total managed capacity in 2008 exceeded 9&nbsp;million 8-inch
equivalent wafers, including capacity from two advanced 12-inch GigaFabs&#153;, four eight-inch fabs,
one six-inch fab, as well as TSMC&#146;s wholly owned subsidiaries, WaferTech and TSMC (China), and its
joint venture fab, SSMC. TSMC is the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">first foundry to provide 40nm production capabilities. Its
corporate headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan. For more information about TSMC please visit
http://www.tsmc.com.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About Motech</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Motech Industries Inc. (formerly Meter International Corporation before 1998) was founded in 1981
as a designer and manufacturer of test and measurement instruments. The company entered into solar
cell production in 1999, and is a pioneer in the manufacturing and marketing of high-quality single
and multi-crystalline silicon solar cells in Taiwan. Today, the company is the largest solar cell
manufacturer in Taiwan and one of the top ten manufacturers worldwide in terms of production
capacity and output in 2008. &#147;Modern Technology for a Sustainable World&#148; is the company&#146;s motto to
emphasize its strong dedication to developing a sustainable world and to encouraging the use of
renewable sources of energy so that we, as citizens of the world, can breathe easier in the years
to come. Motech is a publicly traded company on Taiwan&#146;s Over-the-Counter (OTC)&nbsp;market with the
trading code of 6244. For more information about Motech please visit http://www.motech.com.tw.
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>TSMC Spokesperson</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>TSMC Deputy Spokesperson</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Motech Spokesman</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Motech Deputy Spokesman</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Ms. Lora Ho <BR>
Vice President and CFO <BR>
Tel: &#043;886-3-566-4602
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Mr. J.H. Tzeng <BR>
Deputy Director <BR>
Public Relations Department <BR>
Tel: &#043;886-3-505-5028<BR>
Mobile: &#043;886-928-882-607<BR>
E-Mail: jhtzeng@tsmc.com
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Norman Shen <BR>
Chief Financial Officer <BR>
Tel: &#043;886-6-505-0789 ext. 0570<BR>
Email: norman_shen@motech.com.tw
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Dylan Wong <BR>
Deputy Manager <BR>
Finance Department <BR>
Tel: &#043;886-6-505-0789 ext. 0580<BR>
Mobile: &#043;886-952-489-940<BR>
Email: dylan_wong@motech.com.tw</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">Date: December 9, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">By&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Lora Ho&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Lora Ho&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">Vice President &#038; Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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